03/23/09

The venerable Larry King opened his national cable show on Monday, March 16 promoting the April issue of award-winning Palm Springs Life magazine, the high-profile magazine published in the California desert resort city. King’s guest for the airing was another famed television host, tough talking Judge Judy Sheindlin, who appears on the April cover of the award-winning Palm Springs Life.

01/26/09

Grammy-winning artist Melissa Etheridge will take the stage “Live and Alone” April 2nd at The Show at Agua Caliente Casino • Resort • Spa in Rancho Mirage, California. The concert will be her only Southern California appearance!
The Melissa Etheridge Live and Alone appearance is a major coup for The Show at Agua Caliente Casino • Resort • Spa which will celebrate its Grand Opening February 12-14 with sold out performances by Billy Joel, matchbox twenty, and Martina McBride.

01/13/09

Where does one start when introducing the legendary William Travilla? With a career spanning longer than 40 years, Travilla is one of the world’s most prolific designers. You can see some of his most famous work through March 29 at 123 N. Palm Canyon Drive in downtown Palm Springs.

12/22/08

The 20th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival will present Academy Award winner Dustin Hoffman with the Chairman’s Award, Academy Award nominee Gus Van Sant with the Sonny Bono Visionary Award, and Academy Award nominee Alexandre Desplat with the Frederick Loewe Award for Film Composing.Presented by Cartier, the Awards Gala will kick-off the 2009 Awards Season on Jan. 6 at the Palm Springs Convention Center and will be hosted by Entertainment Tonight’s Mary Hart. The festival runs Jan. 6-19.Festival chairman Harold Matzner commented, “We are honored to present awards to Dustin Hoffman, Gus Van Sant and Alexandre Desplat at this year’s event. These talented men deliver some of their finest work in their current projects and we are proud to celebrate...

12/19/08

SHOPPING FOR DIRT FOR THE HOLIDAYS?Local organization’s innovative Dirt Catalog now availableDesert dirt might sound to most like a stocking stuffer threat for misbehaving children. But one Coachella Valley nonprofit organization has found a way to turn giving away dirt into a unique, educational and compelling gift this holiday season.Friends of the Desert Mountains, the Coachella Valley-based conservation, preservation and education organization dedicated to protecting the Coachella Valley's mountains and scenic vistas, has published the premiere issue of its Dirt Catalog, a unique presentation of one-of-a-kind gift opportunities designed to raise funds — and friends —for the conservation and land preservation organization.A lizard named after your child, grandchild, niece or...

12/11/08

Expect even more stars to grace the red carpets during this year’s film festival.The Palm Springs International Film Festival will recognize the cast of one of this year’s most highly anticipated movies, Revolutionary Road, also receiving four Golden Globe nods, including Best Motion Picture. Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Kathy Bates, Michael Shannon, Kathryn Hahn, David Harbour, and Zoe Kazan are expected to attend and accept the award.The Awards Gala will kick off the festival on Jan. 6 at the Palm Springs Convention Center and will be hosted by Entertainment Tonight’s Mary Hart. The 20th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival runs Jan. 6-19.Adapted from the landmark novel by Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road is an incisive portrait of an American...